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Here followeth the Figure conteyning [containing] all the secrets of the Treatise both great & small
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
Engraved diagram from George Ripley's The Compound of Alchymie. Known as Ripley's Wheel, the drawing depicts concentric planetary spheres along with his alchemical recipes.
- Author Ripley, George, -1490?
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Goddard, John, active 1645-1671
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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Alchemical laboratory
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
This 17th-century engraving is from Thomas Norton's The Ordinall of Alchimy and was made after a 15th-century illuminated manuscript (now preserved in the British Library). Norton, a practicing alchemist, depicts an…
- Author Norton, Thomas, active 1477
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Vaughan, Robert, 1597-1663
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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Title page from Elias Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
The engraved emblem on the lower half of this title page was made after a 15th-century illuminated manuscript (now preserved in the British Library) and depicts an eagle, snake, and toad against a solar and lunar…
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Vaughan, Robert, 1597-1663
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy, Title pages
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Alchemical master and disciple
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
This 17th-century engraving is from Thomas Norton's The Ordinall of Alchimy and was made after a 15th-century illuminated manuscript (now preserved in the British Library). Norton, a practicing alchemist, depicts the…
- Author Norton, Thomas, active 1477
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Vaughan, Robert, 1597-1663
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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A man filling wet drug jars in an apothecary shop
- Circa 1650 – 1800
In the apothecary's workshop a man pours liquid from a jar into blue earthenware vessels. He is surrounded by copper bowls, jars, and sacks of endive and other herbs and vegetables likely used for medical preparations…
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Alchemist in His Studio
- Circa 1640 – 1677
An alchemist reads a large book, seated in a cluttered laboratory with drapery-strewn arched ceilings. The scene is illuminated by the glow of daylight from an open window. His desk is piled high with open texts, folios…
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The Alchemist
- 1600s
This scene depicts tools and materials used both in alchemy and in art—most notably the large écorché figure placed on the alchemist's table, which was used by artists and students of human anatomy. A human skull,…
- Artist Helmont, Mattheus van
- Subject Urine--Analysis, Alchemists, Metal-work, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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The Dentist
- 1600s
A foppishly-dressed dentist leans close to pull a tooth from a squirming patient while an older woman—perhaps the patient's wife—looks on from left. The painter has framed the scene with an illusionistic windowsill and…
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An alchemist and his family
- 1600s
The alchemist sits in a small side chamber, absorbed by his readings, as his family works to prepare a meal in the open kitchen. Household and alchemical materials merge: a distillation apparatus sits on the hearth at…
- Artist Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
- Subject Families in art, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Wyck, Thomas, Alchemists
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An Alchemist in His Studio
- Circa 1640 – 1677
Holding a letter in his right hand, the alchemist glances to one side as if caught in contemplative thought. A large glass distillation apparatus—alembic, receiver, and cucurbit—is before him, shining with reflected…
- Artist Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Wyck, Thomas
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Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- The Great Art of Artillery
- 1650
Kazimierz Siemienowicz's treatise was used for over a century as a basic manual on artillery, rocketry, and pyrotechnics. It was originally published in Latin (1650) and was translated into French (1651), German (1676),…
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Rocketry, Gunpowder, Ordnance, Artillery, Fireworks, Weights and measures
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Plate Q: Pyrotechnic set piece of a dragon
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 197: Wooden frame of dragon set piece.
Fig. 198: Disposition of pyrotechnics in the dragon frame.
Fig. 199: Outward appearance of dragon set piece.- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate T: Pyrotechnic set piece of Fortuna (interior)
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 202: Cross-section of the set piece of Fortuna, her body enclosing a single pyrotechnic case (as described in figure 189).
- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate W: Pyrotechnic set piece of a fortified castle; triumphal statue; military pyrotechnics
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 204: Outward appearance of fortified castle set piece with diagrams of its inner construction and disposition of pyrotechnics.
Fig. 205: Statue of Mars upon a pedestal for use in public ceremonies of triumph.
Fig.…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Military fireworks, Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate X: Military pyrotechnics
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 207-210: Fire crowns.
Fig. 211: Fire hoop.
Figs. 212-215: Pyrotechnic cylinders.
Fig. 216: Wooden bar with iron spikes.
Fig. 217: Fire sack over bar from figure 216.
Fig. 218: Fire sack.
Figs. 219 and 220:…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate V: Pyrotechnic set piece of Fortuna (exterior)
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 203: Outward appearance of Fortuna set piece.
- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate R: Pyrotechnic set piece of Bacchus (interior)
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 200: Cross-section of the set piece of Bacchus, his body enclosing multiple pyrotechnic cases connected by fuses.
- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate S: Pyrotechnic set piece of Bacchus (exterior)
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 201: Outward appearance of Bacchus set piece.
- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate N: Patterns for cutting military fireball bags; manners of sewing military fireball bags; military fireballs; tools for constructing fireballs
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 132 and 133: Methods to cut a pattern for spherical fireball bags.
Figs. 134 and 135: Manners of sewing spherical fireball bags.
Figs. 136 and 138-144: Fireballs.
Fig. 137: Fireball with crackers.
Fig. 145: Tools…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate P: Pyrotechnic shield; pyrotechnic hand weapons; fire wheels and their parts; pyrotechnic cases
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 175: Pyrotechnic shield or fire wheel.
Fig. 177: Pyrotechnic dagger.
Fig. 178: Fire sword.
Fig. 179: Fire pole.
Figs. 180, 181, and 183: Fire wheels.
Fig. 182: Iron axle for fire wheels.
Figs. 184-186: Pyrotechnic…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Weapons, Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate O: Composite fireball weapons; specialty fireballs; case shot; trundle and chain shot; pyrotechnic shields; fire weapon
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 152: Wooden ball filled with hand grenades.
Fig. 153: Fireball composed of fireballs.
Fig. 154: Wooden ball filled with fiery rain.
Fig. 155: Military light balls.
Fig. 156: "Death's head" fireball.
Fig. 157:…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Grenades, Weapons, Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate M: Tools and techniques for firing military grenades; a military blind grenade; military cannon-fired grenades; military cannons; patterns for cutting military fireball bags
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 118: Wooden tampions.
Fig. 119: Grenade with vent and bottom turned into female screws.
Fig. 120: Manner of packing a grenade in a mortar.
Fig. 121: Blind grenade.
Figs. 122-126 and 128: Cannon-fired grenades.
Fig.…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Grenades, Artillery
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Plate L: Fireballs shot from a mortar; crackers; military hand grenades; military mortar-fired grenades; military grenade parts and instruments
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 102 and 103: Projectile fireballs.
Fig. 104: Mortar for projecting fireballs.
Figs. 105 and 106: Paper crackers.
Figs. 107 and 108: Iron crackers.
Figs. 109-111: Hand grenades.
Fig. 112: Hand grenade launcher.…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Grenades, Military fireworks, Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate I: Devices to hang sky rockets; fireballs that float on water
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 77-79: Devices to hang sky rockets.
Figs. 80-88: Floating fireballs.- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate F: Tools and techniques for choking and preparing rockets for their chargers
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 34: Technique for choking rocket cases with a turning wooden sheave.
Fig. 35: Tool for choking large rocket cases.
Fig. 36: Tool to form a round cavity in the neck of a rocket case choked with the tool in figure…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Rocketry, Artillery
